The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday April 20, 2025

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3 – 4:30 pm

Flood Sensor Aunty

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Free

Travers Park, Jackson Heights QueensJackson Heights

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4 – 5:10 pm

MOYA

Ages: 5 and up
Theater

The New Victory TheaterMidtown

Monday April 21

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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9 am – 6 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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10 am – 4 pm

Tulip Festival at Heritage Farm & Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11 am

Huguenot Park Kidz Craft Club

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Huguenot Park LibraryIn-person I On-siteStaten Island

11 am – noon

Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr

Ages: 12 and under
Art
Community

Bellmore Movies and ShowplaceBellmore

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

12:30 pm

Button Making (April 2025)

Ages: 5 and up
Craft & DIY

Ottendorfer Library

3 pm

Tween & Teen Video Games

Ages: 5 and up
Games

Baychester LibraryBaychester

3 pm

Grow Your Self-Tree Collage Workshop

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Morris Park LibraryBronx

3:15 pm

Movie Monday – The Peanuts Movie (2015)

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Riverside LibraryNew York, NY

Tuesday April 22

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Various

Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

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9 am – 7 pm

Bluey x CAMP

Ages: 3 – 8
Attractions

CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Moon to Mars

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions

Long Island Children’s MuseumGarden City

10 am – 6 pm

The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism

Ages: All

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 4 pm

Tulip Festival at Heritage Farm & Garden

Ages: 3 and up
Craft & DIY
Environment

Heritage Farm and GardenMuttontown

10 am

Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:15 am

Baby Lapsit: Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

96th Street Library

10:30 am

Coloring for Babies and Toddlers

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Columbus Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Mulberry Street Library

11 am

Turtle Dance Music

Ages: 3 – 12
Music

Parkchester LibraryBronx

11 am

Story and Craft: No-Mess Earth Day Smush Painting

Ages: 12 and under
Craft & DIY

Macomb’s Bridge Library

11 am

Cuentos Y Canciones – Bilingual Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural CenterBronx

11 am

Urban Health Plan Spring Fling Nutrition Event 1-5 years old

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Hunts Point LibraryBronx

11 am

Live Virtual Toddler Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

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2:30 – 4:30 pm

After School Art Explorers: Drop-In Programs

Ages: 3 – 8
Art
Free

The Jewish MuseumManhattan

3 pm

Earth Day Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Scratch Art Magic

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

3:30 pm

Craft Corner: Earth Day Craft

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Morrisania LibraryBronx

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